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Jesus fucken wept. I'm just watching Martin bowling half-trackers downwind at 128kph. Retire, you fuck. And while i'm at it, when did Southee lose 10kph? I see someone's turned him into another NZ "military medium".

FFS Martin is about to join a small group of NZ bowlers who have taken 200 test wickets. Hadlee, Cairns,Vetorri. Put the boot in to one of our best bowler why don't you.I'm starting to wonder if you know anything about sport.

The speed radar is broken in wellington.Everyone has been showing about 10km slow.

Reply #575 Posted: January 16, 2011, 06:40:24 pm

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And while we're at it - how tactically inept are ODI strategists? At the end of the 39th over, i said to the missus that it would be a great time to use the batting power play. Why would you leave it until you only have bowlers out there batting - it's far better to use it while you had two batsmen at the crease. And lo and behold, Yardy gets out slogging in the deep, where he may have got away with it if the field was up.

Reply #576 Posted: January 16, 2011, 07:20:26 pm
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And while we're at it - how tactically inept are ODI strategists? At the end of the 39th over, i said to the missus that it would be a great time to use the batting power play. Why would you leave it until you only have bowlers out there batting - it's far better to use it while you had two batsmen at the crease. And lo and behold, Yardy gets out slogging in the deep, where he may have got away with it if the field was up.

Agree for once.The 50 over game will be gone in the next 5 years though which is a shame IMO because I cant stand 20/20.The only consolation will be that there will be more test cricket.

Reply #577 Posted: January 16, 2011, 08:19:01 pm

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Agree for once.The 50 over game will be gone in the next 5 years though which is a shame IMO because I cant stand 20/20.The only consolation will be that there will be more test cricket.

True, Powerplay really needs to be used a bit more creatively, near the end sure if you have wickets in hand, but as you say above, thats just pointless, the India V SA game yesterday did the same thing, they folded in their powerplay

Reply #578 Posted: January 16, 2011, 08:26:05 pm

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Quote from: kilabee;1351040
Agree for once.The 50 over game will be gone in the next 5 years though which is a shame IMO because I cant stand 20/20.The only consolation will be that there will be more test cricket.

They needed to stamp out the timewasting in one day cricket, and now it's too late.

I stopped going because I don't have a whole day to watch a 50 over game.

40 overs is a good number.

Reply #579 Posted: January 16, 2011, 08:33:31 pm

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Time wasting seems to be a big problem now in test cricket too.90 overs in a day seems beyond most teams even though near half the overs are bowled by spinners/medium pacers.

Reply #580 Posted: January 16, 2011, 09:35:40 pm

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Not to mention that most balls go through to te keeper, or are defended.

Reply #581 Posted: January 17, 2011, 11:31:39 am
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exciting run chase to watch last night at the Mc'G bro. Good on Shane Watson.

Reply #582 Posted: January 17, 2011, 11:46:24 am

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Jesus fucken wept. I'm just watching Martin bowling half-trackers downwind at 128kph. Retire, you fuck. And while i'm at it, when did Southee lose 10kph? I see someone's turned him into another NZ "military medium".

 
The downwind speedo is wrong, Umar Gul bowling from that end is showing as 130.  He cracks mid 140s easy.  It also showed Southee as pretty much slower downwind than he was into the wind.

Reply #583 Posted: January 17, 2011, 06:22:17 pm

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Good day for NZ. Martin chief destroyer.Got the captain for 99.He is now the leading wicket taker at the basin, ahead of Hadlee and Vettori.
32 overs 7 maidens 4 for 91. Can't ask for more than that.Better drop him.
And the openers survived  5 overs to end the day.

Reply #584 Posted: January 17, 2011, 06:40:11 pm

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not bad for a "fuck"

Reply #585 Posted: January 17, 2011, 06:50:16 pm

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The downwind speedo is wrong, Umar Gul bowling from that end is showing as 130. He cracks mid 140s easy. It also showed Southee as pretty much slower downwind than he was into the wind.
Well they should fix the fucken thing then. It's not that difficult - the speed gun shows the pace out of the hand, which is why the Aussies read faster for a long time, because Sky Sport (in their infinite wisdom) decided they would take the average speed through the air. Fucken amateurs.

Reply #586 Posted: January 17, 2011, 07:16:23 pm
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cheating bastards and their no balls

Reply #587 Posted: January 18, 2011, 11:38:40 am
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i had kinda hope speakman had died, what a pity

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Instructions to all Pakistani bowlers

1. Talk to bookys
2. Bowl no balls
3. ????
4. Profit

Reply #588 Posted: January 18, 2011, 11:59:19 am

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I can't believe they have picked Jacob Bad Back Half Track Shit With The Bat Oram to go to the world cup.

How many times does it take before they cotton on to the fact he is a shadow of the player he once was

Reply #589 Posted: January 19, 2011, 10:03:51 pm

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Oram will be fine, why the fuck did they pick How, he's up to fuck all at international level and Mills has been getting dominated lately.

Reply #590 Posted: January 19, 2011, 10:10:23 pm

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I'm sure he will be fine, business class flights, nice hotel, round the clock medical treatment and he will only have to play the first game.

As for the other two, just goes to show you the lack of depth we have.

Did you watch the last day of the test today? We were fing clueless, thank goodness they were only after the draw

Reply #591 Posted: January 19, 2011, 10:17:17 pm

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What no tuffey? Who gonna make our kiwi in india sex tapes now.

Reply #592 Posted: January 19, 2011, 10:53:46 pm

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Normal service for this summer resumes for Australia. 4/34 off 12.5 overs.

Reply #593 Posted: January 21, 2011, 05:22:19 pm

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There was a brilliant comment I read in either the Press or the Herald this week, along the lines of, New Zealand has a crap cricket team so as usual Australia has to try and outdo us by having an even crapper one, but there's been lots of laughter here from me n the missus as we watch the Australian batsmen embarrass themselves

Reply #594 Posted: January 21, 2011, 05:27:11 pm

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They've taken Oram mainly for his bowling from what I understand - he's experienced and generally quite economical.

That said it's a hell of a gamble considering his injury track record.

Also - Alan Donald as bowling coach, fuck yeah!

Reply #595 Posted: January 21, 2011, 05:51:58 pm

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Just make sure he doesn't coach running between the wickets.



Reply #596 Posted: January 21, 2011, 06:17:31 pm

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there was never a run there though :|

Reply #597 Posted: January 21, 2011, 06:24:34 pm

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Thats how you dry hump after a run out though....

Reply #598 Posted: January 21, 2011, 06:54:34 pm

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That's a true cricket celebration ... one big, all-in dry root.

The run wasn't there, but, if he heard the call, he was heading to the safe end so it would not have hurt to run.


*sigh* Aussies 8/142 now.
Last Edit: January 21, 2011, 07:10:23 pm by Scunner

Reply #599 Posted: January 21, 2011, 06:56:48 pm